Forbes' Billionaires List 2025: Dangote, Adenuga, Otedola rank among Africa's richest

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Mr Ibu 8 months ago

Where is Richard Nii Armah Quaye and the other braggarts from Ghana?

Where is Richard Nii Armah Quaye and the other braggarts from Ghana?
Bitter truth 8 months ago

He is not willing to be under investigation and scrutiny..u think someone who can buy private jet and Bugatti same day don’t have billions? U are the joker..bring under Forbes list, he will be under investigation and scruti ...
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He is not willing to be under investigation and scrutiny..u think someone who can buy private jet and Bugatti same day don’t have billions? U are the joker..bring under Forbes list, he will be under investigation and scrutiny and I guess a lot of rich men in Ghana don’t like that
Citizen8 8 months ago

I searched the list several times but couldn't find folks such as Kennedy Agyapong, Ibrahim Mahama, McDan Korley, Richard Quaye, Wontumi, etc on it. Hope my eyesight isn't failing me.

I searched the list several times but couldn't find folks such as Kennedy Agyapong, Ibrahim Mahama, McDan Korley, Richard Quaye, Wontumi, etc on it. Hope my eyesight isn't failing me.
Bitter truth 8 months ago

Some of u don’t understand how these Forbes list works..u have to willingly submit to Forbes for them to investigate and put u on the list..May be some of these Ghanaian rich men are not willing to do that it doesn’t mean ...
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Some of u don’t understand how these Forbes list works..u have to willingly submit to Forbes for them to investigate and put u on the list..May be some of these Ghanaian rich men are not willing to do that it doesn’t mean they are not rich..they are not willing to submit their jobs to scrutiny by Forbes..even most of the Arabs are not on Forbes list so u mean because the Saudi Arabians and the Dubai Prince are not on list they are not rich..It’s not necessarily means Ghanaian don’t have billionaires, it just means they are not willing to go under them terms and conditions of the Forbes list
KELEWELE 8 months ago

That is FALSE......the opposite is true. Forbes and Bloomberg do their own research. They don't ask people about their wealth......else the list would be 10 times as long.
Braggarts like WONTUMI and KEN would have "applied ...
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That is FALSE......the opposite is true. Forbes and Bloomberg do their own research. They don't ask people about their wealth......else the list would be 10 times as long.
Braggarts like WONTUMI and KEN would have "applied and submitted" their names years ago....
Bitter truth 8 months ago

Kalewele, u don’t know what you are talking about bro..Forves list cannot just list you on their list just by their own investigation..they have to contact u..u even have to list on stock exchange’s..my bro, u don’t kno ...
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Kalewele, u don’t know what you are talking about bro..Forves list cannot just list you on their list just by their own investigation..they have to contact u..u even have to list on stock exchange’s..my bro, u don’t know what u are talking about..wontumi is a politician and if he allows Forbes to investigate him, all the corruption will come out..Forbes cannot just wake up and investigate u without your notice..learn more..the business man must be willing to under scrutiny and investigation..wontumi is a politician and most of his fortunes are from politics which will expose him..But forves cannot investigate and put u on their list especially if u are outside the USA because they have to know the source of your income..so u are wrong bro..go and learn more..Why do u think the Saudi Prince is not on the list but he is super rich..it’s a lot of investigation and scrutiny..
kelewele 8 months ago

Does Ghana have billionaires? Sam Jonah and Ibrahim Mahama are said to be billionaires. Why are they not on the list?

Does Ghana have billionaires? Sam Jonah and Ibrahim Mahama are said to be billionaires. Why are they not on the list?
Bitter truth 8 months ago

Ghana has a lot of billionaires believe it or not..U have to willingly submit yourself to investigation by Forbes and obviously a lot of the rich men in Ghana are not willing to do that..because Forbes will investigate your s ...
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Ghana has a lot of billionaires believe it or not..U have to willingly submit yourself to investigation by Forbes and obviously a lot of the rich men in Ghana are not willing to do that..because Forbes will investigate your sources of income before they put u on their list..but I tell u, a lot of Ghanaians are very rich on the low just that they are not ready for investigation and scrutiny..even most of the Arab billionaires are not on Forbes..u guys don’t know shit
Bitter truth 8 months ago

Correction* Forbes cannot just wake up and put u on their list..that’s a wrong information..the business man has to be willing to declare all his assets which is difficult for most Ghanaian businessmen because they like to ...
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Correction* Forbes cannot just wake up and put u on their list..that’s a wrong information..the business man has to be willing to declare all his assets which is difficult for most Ghanaian businessmen because they like to be low-key..so what u are saying is not true bro..a lot of rich me. In Ghana could equally make the list of they want to..I guess they are not willing to undergo all those scrutiny and investigation
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What do you want their names for? Will their names change the Ghanaian economy? will their names give you jobs?

What do you want their names for? Will their names change the Ghanaian economy? will their names give you jobs?

ERIC JUNE JULY......TEMA 8 months ago

Pls were is Kwesi Pratt's name......

Pls were is Kwesi Pratt's name......
Nana 8 months ago

Where is " Mr Iam Rich " " Mr Showdown " name? Oh so he's nobody when it comes to the richest men in Africa? Anumdwa saaa.....anumdwa nkoaaa.

Where is " Mr Iam Rich " " Mr Showdown " name? Oh so he's nobody when it comes to the richest men in Africa? Anumdwa saaa.....anumdwa nkoaaa.
Hannan 8 months ago

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KELEWELE 8 months ago

BILLIONAIRES are not necessarily good for an economy.
It is best if there are more people with access to wealth than a few that have hoarded wealth.
Billionaires are simply people who have HOARDED WEALTH!
Some of the poore ...
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BILLIONAIRES are not necessarily good for an economy.
It is best if there are more people with access to wealth than a few that have hoarded wealth.
Billionaires are simply people who have HOARDED WEALTH!
Some of the poorest countries may have billionaires, but it doesn’t help the cause of growing the economy.
Bitter truth 8 months ago

U might be right in some way bro..this your comment makes some sense but also billionaires are needed in every economy.u stated a valid point, if vast majority of the people are poor and some few people are rich, then it’s ...
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U might be right in some way bro..this your comment makes some sense but also billionaires are needed in every economy.u stated a valid point, if vast majority of the people are poor and some few people are rich, then it’s not good for the economy..The USA for example has a lot of billionaires yet their economy is great because majority of the people are living good..on the contrary if u go to India, they have billionaires too yet majority of their citizens are living poor..so like u rightly said, some countries are poor economically yet they have some few people hoarding all the billions in their accounts..I think Nigeria as a country is also having that problem..
DAVE 8 months ago

@Bitter truth, What meaningful businesses are they doing. Dangote, Adenuga,Rabiu and Otedola are big biz men. These are solid manufacturing gurus with big big companies. Richard, Despite, Ibrahim Mahama and the likes have bu ...
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@Bitter truth, What meaningful businesses are they doing. Dangote, Adenuga,Rabiu and Otedola are big biz men. These are solid manufacturing gurus with big big companies. Richard, Despite, Ibrahim Mahama and the likes have businesses that are too small to warrant evaluation by Forbes. Even Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu, Fola Adeola who are owners of big banks such zenith, Uba, Gtbank have not attained billionaires status talk less of these your small boys.
Bitter truth 8 months ago

What manufacturing..apart from Dangote, tell me what these adenugua is producing..u don’t know shit..it’s a personal decision..Most of the Ghanaian business men don’t want to enlist on Forbes..Dangote I understand but A ...
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What manufacturing..apart from Dangote, tell me what these adenugua is producing..u don’t know shit..it’s a personal decision..Most of the Ghanaian business men don’t want to enlist on Forbes..Dangote I understand but Adenugua or odetola, Massa let’s think..I have given u the reasons..u can check it up..do u know the number of businesses Ibrahim Mahama has in other African countries..I said most of these Ghanaian businessmen has no interest in being investigated..it’s deeper than u think..
Bitter truth 8 months ago

@Dave Some of u are so ignorant..to be on Forbes list, it’s a personal decision..u can be the richest man in Africa and still decide not to be on the list of Forbes list..because Forbes cannot just come to Africa and say u ...
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@Dave Some of u are so ignorant..to be on Forbes list, it’s a personal decision..u can be the richest man in Africa and still decide not to be on the list of Forbes list..because Forbes cannot just come to Africa and say u are billionaire..u have to be interested in their investigation and be willing to be scrutinized by Forbes..I can tell u, some Nigerians might even be richer than these people on the Forbes list but they are not willing to..Why do u think the Saudi Prince is not on Forbes list..do u know why? Am not disputing that they are not rich but am letting u know that someone can be extremely rich but still decide not to be on Forbes list..it’s a personal decision bro..Go and read before u write anything..
Akuffo Addo 8 months ago

@Bitter truth, wo bua.

@Bitter truth, wo bua.
Bitter truth 8 months ago

Just say that u don’t know..sometimes why do u guys have a phone? Are some of u dumb..do u know u can even apply to be on Forbes..Some of u lack information..so tell me, how do u think people makes Forbes list? Tell me..u a ...
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Just say that u don’t know..sometimes why do u guys have a phone? Are some of u dumb..do u know u can even apply to be on Forbes..Some of u lack information..so tell me, how do u think people makes Forbes list? Tell me..u are too ignorant

Akuffo Addo 8 months ago

What happened to the Ghanaian local champions?
They are only into second hand cars and drumming of empty barrels.

What happened to the Ghanaian local champions?
They are only into second hand cars and drumming of empty barrels.
Bitter truth 8 months ago

Because they choose not to be on the list..even with 1 million dollars, u can apply to be on Forbes list..u guys don’t read at all..Forbes don’t go around telling people to be on their list..u have a phone do your own res ...
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Because they choose not to be on the list..even with 1 million dollars, u can apply to be on Forbes list..u guys don’t read at all..Forbes don’t go around telling people to be on their list..u have a phone do your own research and stop typing stupidity..A lot of Ghanaian rich men can be on the Forbes list, they decided not to..just google oo Tom..some of u fool too much..information is online yet u are fooling
DAVE 8 months ago

@Bitter Truth. So u don't know Adenuga the owner of Glo Nigeria. Glo Nigeria is the second largest Telecom company in Nigeria with over 65m subscribers! yes over 65m subscribers! He also own Conoil who are into upstream and d ...
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@Bitter Truth. So u don't know Adenuga the owner of Glo Nigeria. Glo Nigeria is the second largest Telecom company in Nigeria with over 65m subscribers! yes over 65m subscribers! He also own Conoil who are into upstream and downstream oil production. He has over 6 oil blocks and over 250 petrol stations all over Nigeria. Even in Ghana Adenuga owns properties more than most wealthy Ghanaians. Abdul Samad Rabiu is the second biggest manufacterer in Nigeria. He controls Bua group which is into Cement,flours, oil and gas. Rabiu will commission his refinery this year. Otedola is into so many ventures. He is the owner of Geregu power plant worth over $3b. He is the largest shareholder of First bank of Nigeria(Nigeria's Biggest Bank). The only man worth mentioning in Ghana is maybe Ibrahim mahama. What is the worth of his company Engineers and Planners? Dzata Cement is not a major cement company in Gnana and is valued not more tha $100m. Pls don't compare these ppl with Nigerian billionaires they are world apart. None of these Ghanaians have biz that will earn them billionaire status;FACT!

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